Amnon Salomon (; 3 April 1940 – 23 October 2011) was an Israeli film cinematographer. He was a recipient of the Ophir Award for cinematography.
Biography Salomon was born in Tel Aviv in 1940 to a Hungarian-Jewish father and a Russian-Jewish mother. He started his career in the Geva Studios as an assistant to photographer to the Israeli cinematographer David Gurfinkel, a position he held for four years, during which he also assisted filming Uri Zohar's 1964 avant-garde-satiric film Hole in the Moon.
During his career, Solomon filmed 65 films, of which the best-known films included Haham Gamliel (1973), Charlie Ve'hetzi (1973), Beyond the Walls (1985), Alex Is Lovesick (1986) and Cup Final (1992).
In 2003 the Israeli Academy of Film and Television awarded him a prize for his professional achievement. In 2010, in honor of his seventieth birthday, a tribute in his honor was held in the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.
In 2010 Salomon filmed his final film, Dover Koshashvili's Infiltration.
Death Salomon died on 23 October 2011, at the age of 71, following a long battle with cancer. His death was announced by his husband, Ilan. Salomon was later interred at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery.
Selected filmography 2010 - Infiltration 1999 - Tzur Hadassim 1998 - Zolgot Hadma'ot Me'atzman 1998 - Pa'amaim Buskila 1992 - Gmar Gavi'a 1992 - Me'Ahorei Hasoragim II 1990 - Neshika Bametzach 1989 - Abba Ganuv II 1989 - Ehad Mishelanu 1989 - April Fool 1988 - Nisuim Fiktiveem 1987 - Unsettled Land 1986 - Alex Is Lovesick 1985 - Me'Ahorei Hasoragim 1985 - Goodbye, New York 1985 - Ad Sof Halaylah 1984 - Roman Za'ir 1984 - Sapar Nashim 1983 - Ovdim Al Ha'Olam 1982 - Adon Leon 1981 - Shifshuf Naim 1979 - Ta'ut Bamispar 1976 - Lupo B'New York 1976 - Mishpahat Tzan'ani 1974 - Charlie Ve'hetzi 1973 - Haham Gamliel
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Top cinematographer Amnon Salomon, dies at 71 - published in Haaretz on October 24, 2011